John Noble Talks Sleepy Hollow And Expresses His Wishes To Join The Star Wars Franchise

In an interview to Collider actor John Noble, probably best known for his role as the half brilliant half “vacant” character Walter Bishop in the cult series Fringe, talked in a recent interview about the series Sleepy Hollow, where he plays Henry Parrish, the Sin Eater, comparing both Walter and Henry, more appearances on the show and Star Wars?

When asked who his character is:

“Henry Parrish is a reluctant savior.  He has this ability, in a sense, to remove evil from a person, hence the name, The Sin Eater.  Even though he doesn’t want to, he’s called into action basically to save Ichabod’s life, and he does.  That is our first introduction, and we establish a relationship that you can see that there is some sort of chemistry between him and Ichabod, and the other principals.”       

How different is Henry from Walter:

“As far as I know, he doesn’t have that extreme range that Walter had, with the mentally damaged character that he was.  I don’t see that type of range.  What I do see is the depth and the secrets and the psychological twists that I find very appealing about this character.  He’s a mysterious man, and we will reveal these mysteries.  As time goes by, those revelations will be quite a shock to the other characters and to the audience.  That’s great fun to play.  But, he’s not a crazy like Walter was.“

What he found special about Sleepy Hollow:

“What’s amazing to me about it is that it feels like the perfect combination of all the favorite genres.  It’s fantasy, it’s science-fiction, it’s horror, it’s historical, and it’s also almost a procedural.  The writers have linked them all together incredibly cleverly, and the look of the show is fantastic.  They’ve managed to do something with alchemy and make it all work, and it seems to be working really wonderfully, at this stage.”

Is he going to be appearing more on the show:

“I’m going to do three more this season.  I’ve done one, and I’m going to do three more.  And then, I’ll probably be back next year, for quite a lot.”

Star Wars?

“You’ve been reading the rumors about Stars Wars, have you?  The big franchise that is going to open up is Star Wars.  We know that.  That would be a dream, if you got that.  I don’t know.  It’s not that I wouldn’t certainly consider other things, but Star Wars is the one that appeals to me most.”

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